| Ride for You | |
| Cover: | Ride For You single.JPG |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Danity Kane |
| Album: | Danity Kane |
| Released: | December 11, 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2006 |
| Studio: | The Hit Factory (New York City) |
| Length: | 4:11 |
| Producer: | Bryan Michael Cox |
| Prev Title: | Show Stopper |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Damaged |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
"Ride for You" is a song by American girl group Danity Kane. It was written by Bryan Michael Cox, Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean, and Adonis Shropshire for the group's debut album Danity Kane (2006), while production was helmed by Cox, with Wyldcard and Shropshire serving as additional producers. Recorded during the production of the third season of the MTV television series Making the Band, the downtempo song was released as the album's second single in fall 2006 and peaked at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Ride for You" was written and produced by Bryan Michael Cox along with frequent partners Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean, and Adonis Shropshire.[1] The recording of the song was tracked while filming the third season of Making the Band. When asked about the process, band member Shannon Bex told: "We went to the studio and he sat us down and played the track he got the vibe for us and figured out what our style was and he came back with an amazing song. Its just about being in love being in that relationship and being in those wearing times and just not giving up on each other, riding for each other."[2]
Released as the album's second and final single, "Ride for You" debuted and peaked at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in the week of September 9, 2006 – the same week that parent album Danity Kane was released. On the Rhythmic chart, it peaked in January 2007, reaching number 37.
A music video for "Ride for You" was directed by Marcus Raboy, and filmed in various locations throughout Los Angeles, California on November 3, 2006.[3] The edited video debuted on MTV's countdown show Total Request Live on December 5, 2006.
Thematically, the video deals with the four seasons. It begins with Aundrea Fimbres leaving her home in a summer vignette. After singing her verse, Fimbres enters fall and joins Aubrey O'Day for a walk through the chorus. During Dawn Richard's verse, Fimbres and O'Day leave fall behind and join Richard under an umbrella on a late fall/early winter city street. The three of them then enter winter where they find Bex and D. Woods. The five of them sing the chorus and enter spring right as D. Wood's verse starts. At the end of the video, when D. Woods does her final note, the five women of Danity Kane meet up with their men and the video ends with beauty shots of each of the girls.[4]
All tracks written by Bryan Michael Cox, Kendrick Dean, and Adonis Shropshire.[1]